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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1969
Page
4
Theater owner Dwight Harkins describes Cinema II built under Los Arcos Mall with an elevator to the lobby and a private viewing room for noisy patrons. The 450 seat venue features six color walls crimson carpet and aims to show popular films beyond art or X-rated titles.
Richard Anderson, recently arriving from Portland, Ore., leads a Thom McAn store at Los Arcos Mall. The Massachusetts based chain offers men’s, women’s and children’s shoes, handbags and hosiery. Anderson says competition won’t hurt the center, believing more stores will draw more traffic and shoppers.
Bruce Remer, owner of Remer's Gift Shops, opens a 4000 sq ft Los Arcos outlet the chain's largest, balancing Scottsdale calls with existing Phoenix stores at Park Central and Chris-Town and San Diego locations. Manager at Los Arcos is Mrs. John Harvie, a longtime Remer's staffer.
Irving Koufar relocates Barry's Youth wear and Dancewear from Papago Plaza to Los Arcos after a decade at the prior site. He plans an efficient single store setup with his Scottsdale wife managing a shop offering children's apparel and dancewear in 26 colors. Koufar, a New York native, ASU graduate of 1954, served in the armed forces before returning to Arizona to marry.
Ben Ray manages the Los Arcos Fashion Fabrics shop at 6707 E. Hubbell St. It is the chain's 34th store in Salt Lake City offering dresses, bridal gowns, formal wear fabrics, sewing aids and a group order service. Ray previously managed Thomas Mall and has 13 years with J C Penney Co in El Centro California.
Sav-Way, with its 10th store, will open Dec 1 offering same day service and full dry cleaning including drapery care. Los Arcos hosts the new outlet in the Phoenix region. The chain was started in 1959 by Ray Goldstein and son Louis after moving from Pennsylvania in 1954 where they ran dry cleaning shops.
Julie's Dress Shop opening at Los Arcos with junior sizes three through 13 targeting high school and college customers. Debbie Tubb of Scottsdale to manage, bringing experience from Julie's in Thomas Mall Phoenix and Las Vegas. Expansion planned toward Houston and Dallas as Las Arcos decor features pink and orange themes with chrome and glass.
Four years after its Scottsdale start, Hobo Joe's grows to seven Phoenix area locations with five more under construction and outlets in Tucson Las Vegas Texas and California. Los Arcos adds Le Jardin a Mexican restaurant Rob Roy and Robber's Cave and The Pie Shop.
Los Arcos debuts Instant Printing from Bill Mosley's shop, the second of a new shopping innovation after Tri City's two-year run. George Crawford of Mesa says the store houses the most sophisticated Xerox machine and can copy anything brought in, with design and printing art services offered.
Kinney’s Shoes opens a Los Arcos store described as a family operation by manager Gerald Gee of Scottsdale. The ultra-modern Kinney’s chain, based in New York, counts about 1,000 stores across the US Canada Puerto Rico and Australia with seven other Kinney outlets in the area and a staff of about 15. The store hours follow mall hours.
David's introduces a fashion room for mens and womens footwear at Los Arcos Mall. The Southwest styled store offers shoes from Italy Greece and Mexico plus top U S brands. Sal Valderas Jr. of Phoenix manages five employees and lauds the new center as a Valley boon.
William Campbell of Overseas Associated Inc explains the Wig Studio uses only 100 percent human hair sourced mainly from Eastern countries. He notes before November 1965 most hair came from Communist China due to lower prices. The Phoenix studio is managed by Mrs. Jean Anagnost, with experience in the hair business since 1955, and Overseas Associated also runs four studios in Denver.
The Los Arcos Salon of Beauty in Phoenix will expand after its first year to include a sauna bath and health studio with Swedish massage. Owner Robert Heuring says the shop will open around Thanksgiving and employ eight operators under Nancy Stanford. Heuring operates 15 beauty shops in western Arizona and calls Los Arcos one of his finest with black and gold furniture and white tile walls.
Italian born Tony Liga owner of Tony's Shoe Repair with nearly fifty years in cobbler work starts seventh Phoenix area shop at Los Arcos. The shop offers shoe repairing dyeing and pocket book repairs run by William Pena who began with Tony at age 15 twelve years ago.
The Los Arcos shop will offer eye examinations eyeglasses and contact lens services as the fourth Standard Optical office in Phoenix. Co owner Reece Bright manages the store in Scottsdale with Phoenix partners Dr. Richard Huffman Dr. Robert Belling and Dr. C B Frye Bright has 25 years in the optical business and moved to the Valley from Kansas City University eight years ago.
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